English Explanatory Dictionary

anonym

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An anonymous person.
  2. An assumed or false name.
  3. A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.

Pronunciation

/ˈæn.ə.nɪm/ en-us-anonym.ogg

Word forms

anonym anonyms

Etymology

Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “without name”).

Synonyms

anon pseudonym

Antonyms

autonym orthonym alethonym systematic name

Related words

ananym anonymal anonymity anonymize anonymosity anonymous anonymously anonymousness
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